Diffuse nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver associated with human immunodeficiency virus and visceral leishmaniasis.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 8438854.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
We present a patient with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection coincident with diffuse nodular regenerative hyperplasia (DNRH) of the liver and visceral leishmaniasis. This association has not been previously described. Some DNRH cases are secondary to irregular blood flow in the liver. In the presently described case, there exist two possible conditioning factors for heterogeneous distribution of blood flow: 1) the increased blood flow from splenomegaly, and 2) the irregular circulation of blood through sinusoids infiltrated by Leishmania-parasitized hyperplastic macrophages.
Medical subject headings
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
- Leishmaniasis, Visceral
- Liver